Legionnaires outbreak at Wesley Ridge prompts company response
Solid Blend Technologies says it has been cleaning water systems at the Wesley Ridge Retirement Community in Columbus as two Reynoldsburg residents died from a Legionnaires outbreak that began on July 9. The company’s involvement follows a November 2012 seminar led by Solid Blend on prevention and response to the issue at Aileron in Miami County.
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Columbus-area
Solid Blend Technologies
Wesley Ridge
Reynoldsburg
Columbus Dispatch
Solid Blend
Miami County
Aileron
tHow
Gnau
Fifth Third earnings rise on Vanity share sales
Fifth Third Bancorp reported second quarter net income of 594 million dollars or 66 cents per share, up from 376 million and 40 cents a year earlier. Excluding Vanity stock sale benefits, earnings were 44 cents per share. Net interest income fell 1.6 percent to 885 million, while noninterest income rose 56 percent to 1.06 billion due to 242 million from Vanity. KeyCorp and Huntington also posted results as loan growth slowed and pension plans were adjusted.
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Cincinnati
Wall Street
Vantiv
KeyCorp
KeyBank
Iy Huntington Bancshares
Economic forecasts split as U.S. growth remains uncertain
Economists and politicians clash over the near term outlook with forecasts ranging 1.5 to over 3 percent, unemployment stubbornly high, and policy decisions by Congress and the Federal Reserve looming large. Nariman Behravesh says growth may stay 1.5 to 2 percent through September as midterm politics hinder action.
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Washington
John Boehner
Ohio
Barack Obama
U.S
Federal Reserve
White House
Capitol Hill
Nariman Behravesh
IHS Global Insight
Congress
Stock market hits record levels as earnings rise
U S stocks rally to new highs as jobless claims fall signaling a healthier economy. The S&P 500 climbs to 1,689.37, Dow at 15,548.54, Nasdaq pressured by weak tech results with IBM and UnitedHealth boosting gains. Federal Reserve stimulus remains a key factor shaping the rally.
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U.S
Dow
IBM
UnitedHealth Group
Wall Street
Mortgage rates drift lower as Fed bond buys linger
Freddie Mac reports the 30 year fixed mortgage average at 4.37 percent, down from 4.51 the prior week, in a period of fading market fears about the Fed slowing bond purchases. The 15 year rate eased to 3.41 percent, while 5 year adjustable fell to 3.17 percent. Points on both 30 and 15 year loans dropped to 0.7.
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S&p 500
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
House Financial Services Committee
Washington
U.S
Freddie Mac
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Carnegie Mellon University
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